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LOS ANGELES, August 26: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios is rejecting rumors that it is up for sale, noting that its current shareholders are “committed to the future growth” of the company. In a statement late yesterday, MGM stated that there is …

NEW YORK, August 26: Geoff Keighley has been named executive in charge of video-game publisher relations for Spike TV, where he will head the network’s video-game programming strategy. Keighley also will manage Spike’s editorial relationships with game publishers. Based in …

NEW YORK, August 26: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group has appointed Jane Gould as the VP of consumer insights. In this role, Gould will be responsible for coordinating consumer insights research for all Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group assets, including …

LONDON, August 26: Sergey Plotnikov has been appointed as general manager of Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) AXN SCI-FI channel for Russia and the CIS region. Plotnikov oversees the continued expansion of AXN SCI-FI in Russia and the CIS region …

MIAMI, August 26: Telemundo Communications Group is reorganizing its digital assets under a newly created digital media and emerging business division, led by Peter Blacker as the executive VP. The new division will work to leverage Telemundo and mun2 original …

NEW YORK, August 26: Verizon FiOS TV has expanded its lineup with the addition of 14 new in-language channels from WorldTV, providing a range of content for Arabic, Portuguese and Russian audiences, among others. The new channels include Kuwait TV …

NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, August 26: AETN All Asia Networks, a joint venture of A&E Television Networks and ASTRO All Asia Entertainment Networks, is launching The History Channel HD in Hong Kong and Singapore. The channel will launch on September 1 in …

LOS ANGELES, August 26: Starting in September, Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches from Asia and Europe as teams compete for a trip to South Africa. Fox Soccer Channel has added Asian matches to its …

LONDON, August 26: Fireworks International has sold seasons one and two of the prime-time crime drama series The Border to FX in the U.K. The Border, which premiered across Canada on the CBC earlier this year, follows the members of …

LONDON/MUMBAI, August 25: Following the successful launch of its flagship Hindi-language general-entertainment channel 9X in the U.K., INX Media has rolled out 9XM, a 24-hour Bollywood music offering, as a free-to-air network on BSkyB’s electronic program guide (EPG). For the …